reading comprehension

[Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner)]

hey everyone..just wanted to get everybody's suggestions and input..my boyfriend and i were having a conversation the other night about reading and why he hates it( i know..how can this be??)..for school and for pleasure..he said he doesn't like to read because he can't comprehend it..he will read something and then not know/understand what he just read. i know that my sister is the same way. they both have hated reading for the past 20 years of their life because of their ability to comprehend what they read. any good suggestions on how to improve reading comprehension?

[Abigail (42stitches)]

Sometimes hearing the words aids comprehension.
When I have to read Shakespeare, I always get an audio and a written copy and it seems to help.

[Heather]

for me, it simply depends on whether or not i'm interested in the subject matter. i always had problems remembering/comprehending what i read out of textbooks, but give me a piece of fiction and i'll devour it.

[Angela]

I agree with Abigail. If you get a good audio version, it can bring the characters to life.

[[deleted user]]

It really depends on the person and also the book. Some of the Old English can be a bit hard to tackle. But my brother always struggled with reading comprehension. My girlfriends daughter can read but doesn't understand anything she reads.

Audio is a way to go, something I never thought of!

[silvia]

my sister as a similar probleam...

first of all she cant read books because she easylie forgets the story as she reads along. at least thats what she says, i guess she must have some probleams compreending whats she's reading. especialy because i laways noticed while she was in schooll that she had huge dificulties answereing questions in tests because she didnt understand what was being asked.

besides what leppaluto said i'll add that dislexia is also a factor. and it exists in many diferent ways. I think my sisters has it

[Beth]

Ken, I didn't know that about dementia and reading comprehension!

[Tisha]

For me it depends a)if I'm super distracted while reading and b)if I am interested.

While I have become quite good at reading anytime, anyplace, with any noise.... there are some times that I just can't focus. I go back and realized I didn't even process the paragraph I just read. This is the same for books I am forced to read and not interested in, i.e. some books for school or work.

[Jeane]

I am sure that reading a book about something your interested will help. It's like with studying something that interests you.